Scarred
Mariah couldn't believe it, she was gone again. She sprinted outside to look for her but there was no sign of her dog. She felt a knot twist in her stomach.
Her dog just disappeared out of thin air. It didn't make any sense. She installed cameras on her property to figure out what was going on.
Mariah
Mariah was going through a terrible month. The 42-year-old's dog had vanished out of thin air and she didn't know where to turn.
He had recently divorced her husband of 15 years and had a terrible messy battle in court. But she had no idea that things weren't done just yet.
A Tough Time
Mariah tried everything she could to repair her marriage but it just wasn't in the cards for them. There was no way that they could have fixed things when her husband wasn't willing.
The couple were unhappy for a number of years and frequently fought about arbitrary things. Mariah knew they had to divorce but still felt terrible about it. She took comfort in her two dogs, they were like her children.
Her Babies
Mariah had two adorable French bulldogs that she loved as much as she would her own children. They got all of her love and affection.
So the morning she woke to find that her fluffy babies were gone she was beyond heartbroken. They had never done anything like this before, she called the authorities hopefully.
Advice
They couldn't help her much and just gave her standard advice - put up missing posters and ask residents if they'd seen them.
Half a year went by with no sign of her beloved dogs. She slowly accepted that she probably would never see them again. But then she heard something on the other side of her door.
Shock And Tears
She opened the door to find Cindy, one of her dogs! She started crying at the sight of her baby and picked her up in her arms. Cindy looked really good, like she was being taken care of, what was going on?
Where had Cindy been for six months? And more importantly, where was Bell, her other dog. Mariah slept a whole lot easier that evening but she had no idea it would all start again.
Not Again
When Mariah woke up the next day her Cindy was gone again. But she made sure that all of the doors and windows were locked. What was happening?
How did Cindy leave the house? She ran into the street to look for her but there was no sign of her. She decided to put up cameras in the hopes of finding them again.
Camera Installation
A company set her cameras up for her. It was also for security since without her dogs she felt extra vulnerable as a woman living alone. But she had no idea what the cameras would capture.
After a month of looking for her dogs, Mariah heard the door yet again. She ran to it and melted at who was on the other side.
One More Time
Cindy sat on the other side of the door yet again. She hugged her tighter than ever and immediately went to the pet store to get a crate for her.
She would never let Cindy out of her sight again. She still looked really well maintained but how? Mariah soon started to get a clearer picture of what was going on, and she didn't like it.
Speculation
Was one of her neighbors keeping her dogs from her?
The next morning Mariah once again woke up to an empty house. Now, she was more than baffled. She looked at the empty cage and raced around the house. How? Suddenly, Mariah remembered the cameras she installed. Her mind raced as she opened the screen.
A Stranger
Mariah ran to her laptop, found last night’s footage, and hit play. She sat on the edge of her seat as she hit fast forward. Suddenly, movement popped into her screen.
With absolute horror, she watched as a man opened her front door with a key and exited moments later with Cindy nestled calmly into his arms. Then she saw his face.
Her Ex-Husband
Mariah was fuming. Her dogs weren’t running away, they were kidnapped! She watched as her ex-husband took out a key to her front door, and entered her house while she was fast asleep.
She was in complete shock. How could he do this? He knew the one thing she loved more than life itself were her dogs. What was he thinking?
Putting The Pieces Together
The house Mariah now lives in used to belong to both of them but since the divorce, it was now hers. She still hadn’t changed the locks and he obviously still had a key.
Mariah had no idea where he was living now but after talking to his family, she learned that he had moved into a house a few blocks down her street. Mariah stormed down the street.
Confrontation
Mariah thumped on his door. He opened it, shocked to have seen her and to have been caught red-handed. According to her ex-husband, he brought the dogs home from the shelter so he owned them.
But the court had already ruled they were Mariah’s. The dogs both ran out from behind her ex-husband and leaped into her arms. They were delighted to see her. Then she called the cops.
Happy Ever After
Mariah wasted no time in giving her ex-husband an official warning from the authorities to not try this again. She headed home with her beloved babies, happier than ever.
Although she was livid at her ex-husband for doing that, she was thankful that the dogs had been well looked after and were completely unharmed.